LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The lawyer for a newlywed accused of stabbing his pregnant wife in western Arkansas, killing her and her prematurely delivered baby, said Wednesday that the man has been transferred to the State Hospital after a judge ordered a mental health evaluation.

Attorney Bill James said he will likely pursue a defense involving mental disease or defect in the capital murder case of James Herring. Judge James Cox said in his order last week that Herring is a danger to himself and should be moved to the hospital immediately.

Cox ordered Herring, 34, to undergo examination and observation by one or more psychiatrists or qualified psychologists.

Herring has pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder in the May deaths of his wife, Celestia Duffin, and her infant son. Prosecutors have said they’re seeking the death penalty.

Duffin, who was nearly seven months pregnant when she was stabbed, ran to a nearby Fort Smith police station and collapsed as blood soaked her blouse. Emergency responders rushed her to a hospital where doctors delivered her son, but both Duffin and her baby died.

Herring and Duffin, 32, had been married for about a week before the stabbing, but police said Herring told investigators they were already talking about divorce.

Authorities said Herring stabbed Duffin in the chest while she was driving and caused her to crash into a utility pole. Duffin managed to run to a nearby police station, where she said, “Help me,” before falling to the floor.

About the same time, someone called police about the crash and officers found Herring, who appeared to be in a state of shock, police said.

Herring told investigators he wanted a divorce, but that Duffin didn’t want to sign the paperwork, a detective said in an affidavit.

“He said all he could think about was ‘until death do we part’ at which time he got his pocket knife, and stabbed Ms. Duffin,” the detective wrote.